Bryon Russell

Every time the NBA playoffs makes us want to yawn, LeBron James swoops in and changes our reaction to mouths agape. We're in awe of the best player in basketball doing best-player-in-basketball things, stretching his powers beyond perceived limitations and transforming the flawed Cleveland Cavaliers into the Finals contender that they shouldn't be.

James isn't merely living up to his kingly standard right now. The dude is acting out a script from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In 11 postseason games so far, we've seen him bloodied, exhausted and nearly eliminated. And then we've seen him reattach his cape, make two game-winning shots, inspire spooked teammates and torment No. 1 seed...

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